Trash80
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Trash80 is a micromusic/bitpop
project from Timothy Lamb (born on March 5, 1979), a pioneer of independent Game Boy music
. He has published several songs online under the Creative Commons License
(Attribution, NoDerivs, NonCommercial) under the Trash80 and Tresk banners. Whereas many Trash80 songs are ambient soundscapes featuring the use of Game Boy
sounds, Tresk songs feature simple piano lines. Most prominently, Lamb's music has been featured on the soundtrack of the Real-time strategy
game Darwinia
.
The name "Trash80" is a reference to a slang term for the Tandy / Radio Shack
computer model (now defunct) TRS-80
(model 1/2/3/4/4p).
In May 2008 the EP Icarus was released.
In the Fall of 2008, Trash80 unveiled the ArduinoBoy, a relatively cheap and easy to assemble device that allows MIDI synchronization with a Game Boy running the proper software. As the name implies, it is based on the Arduino
open-source microcontroller.
Bitpop
Bitpop is a type of electronic music and also subgenre of Chiptune, where at least part of the music is made using old 8-bit computers and video game consoles. Among systems used are Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari 8-bit Home Computer, Game Boy, Atari 2600 and Nintendo Entertainment System...
project from Timothy Lamb (born on March 5, 1979), a pioneer of independent Game Boy music
Game Boy music
Game Boy music is a type of chip music produced using a portable gaming console of the Game Boy line. To produce music of the genre, one needs a Game Boy and a cartridge containing appropriate tracking software, such as LSDJ.- Software :...
. He has published several songs online under the Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons licenses are several copyright licenses that allow the distribution of copyrighted works. The licenses differ by several combinations that condition the terms of distribution. They were initially released on December 16, 2002 by Creative Commons, a U.S...
(Attribution, NoDerivs, NonCommercial) under the Trash80 and Tresk banners. Whereas many Trash80 songs are ambient soundscapes featuring the use of Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
sounds, Tresk songs feature simple piano lines. Most prominently, Lamb's music has been featured on the soundtrack of the Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
game Darwinia
Darwinia (computer game)
Darwinia is the second game by Introversion Software.-Plot:Darwinia was created as a digital theme world for artificially intelligent polygons by Dr. Sepulveda. Housed in a massive network of surplus Protologic 68000 machines from the 1980s, Darwinia is a world where the single-poly Darwinians,...
.
The name "Trash80" is a reference to a slang term for the Tandy / Radio Shack
Radio shack
Radio shack is a slang term for a room or structure for housing radio equipment.-History:In the early days of radio, equipment was experimental and home-built. The first radio transmitters used a noisy spark to generate radio waves and were often housed in a garage or shed. When radio was first...
computer model (now defunct) TRS-80
TRS-80
TRS-80 was Tandy Corporation's desktop microcomputer model line, sold through Tandy's Radio Shack stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The first units, ordered unseen, were delivered in November 1977, and rolled out to the stores the third week of December. The line won popularity with...
(model 1/2/3/4/4p).
In May 2008 the EP Icarus was released.
In the Fall of 2008, Trash80 unveiled the ArduinoBoy, a relatively cheap and easy to assemble device that allows MIDI synchronization with a Game Boy running the proper software. As the name implies, it is based on the Arduino
Arduino
Arduino is an open-source single-board microcontroller, descendant of the open-source Wiring platform, designed to make the process of using electronics in multidisciplinary projects more accessible. The hardware consists of a simple open hardware design for the Arduino board with an Atmel AVR...
open-source microcontroller.